Everyone knows that children learn by playing. However, finding fun activities which would help young learners to learn English is not always easy. At this seminar exploring the most popular topic of the season we will discuss what games are suitable for different age groups, from preschoolers to teenagers, ... and possibly have some fun!

1. Games and activities for young
learners
BKC-IH Moscow by Olga Goncharova

2. Why play games in lessons?
(quiz answers)
1.Authentic
2. Fun
3. Memory
4. Motivation
5. Personalisation
6. Positive
7. Practice
8. Recycling
9. Reward
10. Routine
www.discoveryeducation.com/free-puzzlemaker

3. Stirrers Coolers
TPR  Puzzles
 Crafts
Miming games  Board games
Ball games  Flashcard games
 Colouring/matching/
Role-plays writing
Running games  Songs/rhymes/chants

4. Quick Christmas Quiz
Answers:
1. c 7. c
2. a 8. c
3. c
4. b
5. b
6. c

5. Flashcards
 Touch the ________.
 Turn over the _____.
 Is it a _____?
 Take the _____. Please can I have the __________?
 True/False.
 Multiple choice. Teacher reads definitions, students
pick the right card.
 “Fruit (Christmas) salad”
 What’s missing?
 What it is? (guess)
 What is it ?(reveal the card gradually)
 Vocabulary scramble

6. I’m a little snowman
I’m a little snowman, short and fat.
Here’s my carrot-nose, here’s my hat.
When the sun comes out, I cannot play.
Down, down, down, I melt away.
(to the tune “I’m a little teapot.)

7. Letter to Santa
Dear Santa,
Thanks for ________________.
I like it very much because it’s ________ and ________.
I often ___________ with it.
Tonight I’m going to _____________.
I hope you are ____________ but not ___________.
Love from ____________

8. The Journey
 www.film-english.com
Activity: Watching a short film, completing the lyrics of a song, speaking
and writing
Language: Narrative tenses, prepositions, vocabulary related to Christmas

9. Merry Christmas!
and
Happy New Year!